Holy crap this book is cute! This mom orders a cake and this team of itty bitty miniature CHILDREN rush in with heavy machinery to make it. They decorate it and everything. They use the machinery to crack eggs and mix in flour, sugar, etc. After they get the thing in the oven they take a break which means beverages and ice cream from food trucks! One of them even busts out a guitar!! This book is adorable in a way that transcends the overused "it has trucks in it so it's a good book for boys" cliche. The details in the pictures make it work on a deeper level than the text conveys. Obviously I love this book, but it also makes a certain 18 month old very happy which I think is really all the praise it needs. If you have a construction-obsessed toddler, you have to get your hands on this book. It is a whimsical twist on the standard "look what this big equipment can do" book. In this book, tiny people rush onto the page with their tiny construction equipment to build a human-sized birthday cake. They use cranes to lift eggs and front loaders to fill dump trucks with flour. The batter is pumped into the pan by something that I think is a concrete pump truck. The little people leap to the task of baking with child-like enthusiasm. At the end of the book, they line up in the window to watch the birthday boy enjoy the product of their labor.
Reminds me a bit of "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Kids will love the detail in the book.
—zombiekilla13
This book features construction vehicles and cake, so my five-year-old nephew loved it.
—Emily
Love the imagination and perspective of this book.
—Mrod1441
Cute to read to your kids and then make a cake.
—tammy
I totally didn't get this book.
—Abhini
